UNLV roundup: Baseball team coasts to sweep of St. John’s

Edarian Williams was a home run shy of the cycle and drove in three runs, leading a 19-hit attack that sent UNLV past St. John’s 16-2 in a nonconference baseball game Sunday at Wilson Stadium.

 
Golden Knights outlast Calgary Flames

Shea Theodore scored with 1:10 remaining in the third period, and the Golden Knights moved back into first place in the Pacific Division with a 5-3 victory over Calgary.

Women’s title bout steals show at UFC 248

Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk engaged in an epic brawl on a card headlined by a lackluster middleweight title bout between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero.

Joey Logano holds off Harvick in Cup race at Phoenix

Joey Logano raved all weekend about the new “Awesome Sauce” at Phoenix Raceway, which was the driver’s nickname for the substance that was put on the mile oval to improve grip for tires and make for better racing.

Ted Cruz staying at home after exposure to man with coronavirus

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz said Sunday he will remain at his home in Texas after learning that he shook hands and briefly chatted with a man in suburban Washington who has tested positive for coronavirus.

Despite threats, protests and celebrations mark Women’s Day

Turkish riot police tear gas to disperse thousands of demonstrators who, in defiance of a government ban, tried to march along Istanbul’s main pedestrian street to mark International Women’s Day, media reports said.

Italy quarantines nearly 16M in bid to slow virus spread

Italy took a page from China’s playbook Sunday, locking down around 16 million people for nearly a month to halt the relentless march of the new coronavirus.